Week 16, 2052

played in Atlanta, GA

50 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	0	0	0	-	3
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	14	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 ATL - Ronald Newman 74 punt return (Tony Assenov extra point)
1Q: 05:58 DEN - Donnell McDonald 22 field goal
4Q: 05:00 ATL - Darrin Diaz 6 run (Tony Assenov extra point)
4Q: 01:40 ATL - Eddie Atkins 20 run (Tony Assenov extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 ATL - Ronald Newman 74 punt return (Tony Assenov extra point)
1Q: 05:58 DEN - Donnell McDonald 22 field goal
4Q: 05:00 ATL - Darrin Diaz 6 run (Tony Assenov extra point)
4Q: 01:40 ATL - Eddie Atkins 20 run (Tony Assenov extra point)

Team Statistics DEN ATL
Record 4-11 11-4
First Downs 12 16
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 259 261
- Offensive Plays 69 71
- Yards per Play 3.75 3.68
Net Rushing Yards 73 108
- Rushing Attempts 24 31
- Yards per Rush 3.04 3.48
Net Passing Yards 186 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 3 38 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 206 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.13 3.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 11.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/38 12/105
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 3/99
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/56
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 40
Time of Possession 30:51 29:09

Team Statistics	DEN	ATL
Record	4-11	11-4
First Downs	12	16
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	259	261
- Offensive Plays	69	71
- Yards per Play	3.75	3.68
Net Rushing Yards	73	108
- Rushing Attempts	24	31
- Yards per Rush	3.04	3.48
Net Passing Yards	186	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 3	38 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	206	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.13	3.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	11.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/38	12/105
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	3/99
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/56
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 40
Time of Possession	30:51	29:09

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:32	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
1	11:28	5:38	OWN 25	12	70	Field Goal
1	3:18	2:32	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
2	13:25	1:33	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
2	10:06	1:03	OWN 20	3	8	Interception
2	7:37	2:00	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	4:06	1:43	OWN 7	5	2	Punt
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 20	5	39	Half
3	12:17	1:07	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	8:24	4:22	OWN 26	8	26	Punt
3	1:43	1:21	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
4	14:43	2:35	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	9:17	0:13	OWN 41	1	0	Interception
4	4:50	1:01	OWN 25	5	30	Downs
4	1:25	0:21	OWN 25	2	0	Interception

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	5:50	2:32	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
1	0:46	2:21	OWN 31	5	20	Punt
2	11:52	1:46	OPP 40	3	-1	Punt
2	9:03	1:26	OPP 38	3	3	Punt
2	5:37	1:31	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
2	2:23	1:20	OWN 34	7	25	Punt
3	15:00	2:43	OWN 28	6	25	Punt
3	11:10	2:46	OWN 36	7	-3	Punt
3	4:02	2:19	OWN 7	6	21	Punt
3	0:22	0:39	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
4	12:08	2:51	OWN 20	6	3	Punt
4	9:04	4:14	OPP 43	8	43	Touchdown
4	3:49	2:24	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
4	1:04	1:04	OPP 2	4	-19	Game

Game MVP: Tanner Etaton, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Michael Goetzinger	13	35	2.69	7	0
RB Johnny Lindsay	9	28	3.11	17	2
QB Neil Kosensky	1	7	7.00	7	0
WR Ethan Stargell	1	3	3.00	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Eddie Atkins	18	93	5.17	21	3	1
RB Jackson Iafigliola	7	6	0.86	5	0	0
QB Darrin Diaz	5	12	2.40	6	0	1
WR Gabe Thomason	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Kosensky	39	23	206	4/20	0	31	2	51.9
Joel Ackerman	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	1	0.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Diaz	38	17	168	2/15	0	20	0	57.8

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Kennedy Kramer	6	12	26	4.33	6	10
WR Heath Schmidtke	5	7	37	7.40	7	11
WR Dana Marshall	3	6	27	9.00	0	19
WR Ethan Stargell	2	3	49	24.50	20	27
TE Dean Heybach	2	4	2	1.00	0	3
WR Angel McCoy	1	2	31	31.00	28	31
WR Troy Morris	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
RB Michael Goetzinger	1	1	1	1.00	3	1
RB Johnny Lindsay	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Butch Hawkins	1	2	15	15.00	0	15

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ronald Newman	5	10	30	6.00	3	11
WR Jace Ellison	4	8	44	11.00	27	17
TE Harrison Delgado	3	10	36	12.00	11	20
TE Austin Twente	2	3	33	16.50	0	20
RB Rusty Sandstrom	2	3	20	10.00	0	11
RB Jackson Iafigliola	1	2	5	5.00	6	5
WR Gabe Thomason	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Eddie Atkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Vincent Crenshaw	2	43	21.50	0
OLB Frankie Agbabian	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	9	387	43.0	34.2	61	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mo Whittle	11	526	47.8	35.3	73	3

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell McDonald	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Assenov	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Morris	2	18	9.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Newman	3	99	33.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jace Ellison	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Avery Bernard	6	4	0.0	24	31
CB Joshua Degrange	6	0	0.0	30	38
CB Garrett Bess	5	1	0.0	28	30
S Grayson Grewal	4	2	0.0	15	24
S Greg Rasmussen	4	0	0.0	26	35
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	3	1	0.0	18	25
DE Butch Munkres	3	0	0.0	28	35
DT Drew Rosario	3	0	0.0	21	32
OLB Hayden Liljegren	2	1	1.0	24	22
OLB Ronnie Hernandez	2	2	0.0	15	18
OLB Lamar Burns	2	1	0.0	10	10
DE Dexter Putsche	2	1	0.0	28	38
DT Joe Clayton	1	1	1.0	20	25
S Troy Baron	1	1	0.0	18	19
CB Charlie Cook	1	0	0.0	16	25
WR Ethan Stargell	1	0	---	---	---
WR Heath Schmidtke	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kris Gargac	1	0	0.0	6	15
RB Johnny Lindsay	1	0	---	---	---

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Frankie Agbabian	9	4	0.0	24	45
OLB Garrett Page	7	3	0.0	24	45
OLB Donald Thornton	7	0	0.0	21	27
DE Tanner Etaton	6	1	2.5	24	42
S Harold Naughton	5	2	0.0	23	43
S Vincent Crenshaw	4	2	0.0	24	45
CB Jake Hyland	3	1	0.0	24	45
CB William Baughman	3	1	0.0	5	31
DE Ed Wolf	2	0	0.0	16	23
DT Devon Webster	1	1	1.0	8	23
DT Lawrence Foreman	1	2	0.5	20	25
S Everett Diaz	1	0	0.0	1	2
CB Troy England	1	0	0.0	23	35
S Bobby Seebaldt	1	0	0.0	12	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Hayden Liljegren	1.0	2	0	22
DT Joe Clayton	1.0	1	0	25
DE Butch Munkres	0.0	3	3	35
DE Dexter Putsche	0.0	2	2	38
DT Drew Rosario	0.0	1	0	32

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tanner Etaton	2.5	0	5	4	42
DT Devon Webster	1.0	0	2	0	23
DT Lawrence Foreman	0.5	0	1	0	25
DE Ed Wolf	0.0	1	1	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Garrett Bess	4	1	30
ILB Avery Bernard	3	0	31
S Grayson Grewal	2	1	24
CB Joshua Degrange	2	0	38
DE Dexter Putsche	2	0	38
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	2	0	25
OLB Lamar Burns	1	0	10
OLB Ronnie Hernandez	1	0	18
CB Charlie Cook	0	1	25
S Troy Baron	0	1	19

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Frankie Agbabian	4	0	1	45
S Harold Naughton	4	0	0	43
CB William Baughman	3	0	0	31
S Vincent Crenshaw	2	1	2	45
CB Jake Hyland	2	1	0	45
OLB Garrett Page	2	0	0	45
OLB Donald Thornton	2	0	0	27
S Everett Diaz	1	0	0	2
CB Troy England	1	0	0	35
S Bobby Seebaldt	1	0	0	25
DE Tanner Etaton	1	0	0	42
ILB William Baxter	0	1	0	9
DE Ed Wolf	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Branden Dawson	3	9	24	0	45
C Byron Stiles	1	5	24	0	45
G Harry LaPierre	1	3	24	2	45
G Jared Laney	0	5	24	1	45
TE Kennedy Kramer	0	1	19	0	34
G Aidan Webb	0	0	24	1	45

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wes Bodenheimer	4	6	1	31	2	40
C Andres Reilly	1	5	0	26	0	34
G Mitchell Walsh	1	5	0	31	0	40
C Jameson Walker	1	2	0	20	0	16
T Lester Poole	1	2	0	10	0	24
G Mackenzie Lake	0	4	0	31	0	40
TE Austin Twente	0	1	0	16	0	21
T Colin Sims	0	1	0	1	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Goetzinger	1	27
Garrett Bess	1	22
Troy Baron	1	14

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jake Hyland	1	27
Austin Twente	1	18

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Garrett Bess	---	---	28	30	22	80
G Jared Laney	24	45	---	---	10	79
G Harry LaPierre	24	45	---	---	10	79
T Branden Dawson	24	45	---	---	10	79
G Aidan Webb	24	45	---	---	10	79
DE Butch Munkres	---	---	28	35	11	74
ILB Avery Bernard	---	---	24	31	15	70
WR Troy Morris	18	37	---	---	15	70
C Byron Stiles	24	45	---	---	---	69
CB Joshua Degrange	---	---	30	38	---	68
QB Neil Kosensky	24	43	---	---	---	67
DE Dexter Putsche	---	---	28	38	---	66
S Greg Rasmussen	---	---	26	35	---	61
WR Heath Schmidtke	18	37	---	---	4	59
WR Ethan Stargell	20	37	---	---	---	57
OLB Ronnie Hernandez	---	---	15	18	24	57
TE Kennedy Kramer	19	34	---	---	3	56
DT Drew Rosario	---	---	21	32	---	53
OLB Emmett Ruggiero	---	---	18	25	9	52
S Troy Baron	---	---	18	19	14	51
TE Dean Heybach	9	14	---	---	27	50
RB Michael Goetzinger	13	10	---	---	27	50
OLB Hayden Liljegren	---	---	24	22	---	46
DT Joe Clayton	---	---	20	25	---	45
WR Angel McCoy	6	19	---	---	18	43
S Grayson Grewal	---	---	15	24	3	42
CB Charlie Cook	---	---	16	25	---	41
CB Kris Gargac	---	---	6	15	14	35
DT Malcolm Blackburn	---	---	10	12	11	33
RB Johnny Lindsay	9	20	---	---	---	29
OLB Lamar Burns	---	---	10	10	4	24
TE Butch Hawkins	3	6	---	---	3	12
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	10	10
C J.J. Mason	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Dana Marshall	1	8	---	---	---	9
CB Gabe Gansereit	---	---	3	5	---	8
FB Austin Turner	4	3	---	---	---	7
RB Frank McCalla	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Jesse Kowal	---	---	1	1	3	5
K Donnell McDonald	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Joel Ackerman	0	2	---	---	---	2
WR Brad Kawakami	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Francisco Saltsman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Glenn Morton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G David Malinowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Percy Fickell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jake Hyland	---	---	24	45	27	96
OLB Garrett Page	---	---	24	45	27	96
G Wes Bodenheimer	31	40	---	---	11	82
G Mitchell Walsh	31	40	---	---	11	82
WR Ronald Newman	31	40	---	---	9	80
DE Tanner Etaton	---	---	24	42	10	76
G Mackenzie Lake	31	40	---	---	4	75
QB Darrin Diaz	31	40	---	---	---	71
WR Jace Ellison	31	37	---	---	2	70
S Vincent Crenshaw	---	---	24	45	1	70
OLB Frankie Agbabian	---	---	24	45	1	70
S Harold Naughton	---	---	23	43	1	67
OLB Donald Thornton	---	---	21	27	16	64
C Andres Reilly	26	34	---	---	---	60
CB Troy England	---	---	23	35	1	59
TE Austin Twente	16	21	---	---	18	55
RB Eddie Atkins	22	27	---	---	---	49
CB William Baughman	---	---	5	31	10	46
DT Lawrence Foreman	---	---	20	25	---	45
TE Harrison Delgado	17	25	---	---	---	42
DE Ed Wolf	---	---	16	23	1	40
S Bobby Seebaldt	---	---	12	25	---	37
C Jameson Walker	20	16	---	---	---	36
T Lester Poole	10	24	---	---	---	34
DT Devon Webster	---	---	8	23	---	31
RB Rusty Sandstrom	10	14	---	---	4	28
DT Camden Nelson	---	---	5	22	1	28
TE Vincent Blackburn	0	3	---	---	25	28
RB Eugene Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	26	26
DE Allen Floyd	---	---	0	0	24	24
S Barry Moorehead	---	---	1	6	15	22
RB Jackson Iafigliola	10	12	---	---	---	22
TE Renaldo Benton	9	12	---	---	---	21
WR Gabe Thomason	5	5	---	---	7	17
ILB William Baxter	---	---	8	9	---	17
WR Marcus Sybrowski	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Mo Whittle	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Roger Schroeder	5	6	---	---	---	11
C Mark Stephenson	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Colin Sims	1	0	---	---	7	8
WR Devin Lestage	4	4	---	---	---	8
K Tony Assenov	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Everett Diaz	---	---	1	2	---	3
OLB Scott Osteen	---	---	1	2	---	3
ILB Frankie Thorkelson	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Weston Wagaman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	11	23	2.1
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	35	5.0
Middle	14	38	2.7
Right	8	38	4.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Kosensky	39	23	3	1	0	4	8	5	2
Joel Ackerman	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Diaz	38	17	2	2	6	4	9	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	86	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	60	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	41	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	68	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	58	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	20	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kennedy Kramer	12	6	26	0	34
WR Heath Schmidtke	7	5	37	0	37
WR Dana Marshall	6	3	27	0	8
TE Dean Heybach	4	2	2	0	14
WR Ethan Stargell	3	2	49	2	37
WR Troy Morris	3	1	10	0	37
WR Angel McCoy	2	1	31	1	19
TE Butch Hawkins	2	1	15	0	6
RB Michael Goetzinger	1	1	1	0	10
RB Johnny Lindsay	1	1	8	0	20

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Harrison Delgado	10	3	3	36	1	25
WR Ronald Newman	10	5	2	30	0	40
WR Jace Ellison	8	4	1	44	0	37
TE Austin Twente	3	2	0	33	1	21
RB Rusty Sandstrom	3	2	0	20	0	14
RB Jackson Iafigliola	2	1	0	5	0	12
WR Gabe Thomason	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Eddie Atkins	1	0	0	0	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Johnny Lindsay	1	-3	-3.00	3.11

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Darrin Diaz	3	3	1.00	2.40
RB Jackson Iafigliola	2	-1	-0.50	0.86
RB Eddie Atkins	2	28	14.00	5.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Kosensky	2	0	0	0.00	5.28

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kennedy Kramer	2	0	0	0.00	2.17

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
QB Neil Kosensky	1	0
RB Johnny Lindsay	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Darrin Diaz	2	0
RB Eddie Atkins	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Kosensky	16	10	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Diaz	13	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Heath Schmidtke	5	5	2
WR Ethan Stargell	3	2	2
WR Dana Marshall	2	0	0
TE Butch Hawkins	2	1	1
WR Angel McCoy	1	0	0
TE Dean Heybach	1	1	0
WR Troy Morris	1	1	0
TE Kennedy Kramer	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Harrison Delgado	4	1	1
WR Ronald Newman	4	1	1
WR Jace Ellison	2	0	0
TE Austin Twente	2	1	1
WR Gabe Thomason	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)